Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 80.8% more expensive than Lilongwe.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Lilongwe, you would:
pay 79.8% more for restaurants
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MWK5,974.95
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.27
TRY255.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MWK1,580.21
|
$1.27
TRY44.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MWK587.09
|
$0.50
TRY17.75
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
MWK2,440.65
|
$0.83
TRY29.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
MWK13,607.89
|
$4.61
TRY162.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
MWK9,041.80
|
$3.90
TRY137.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
MWK5,276.22
|
$1.68
TRY59.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
MWK2,236.50
|
$2.70
TRY95.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MWK1,839.54
|
$0.49
TRY17.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,023.14
|
$0.88
TRY31.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.45
TRY15.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.62
|
$0.54
TRY19.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
MWK1,444.76
|
$0.25
TRY8.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MWK973.49
|
$0.23
TRY8.08
|
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pay 38.4% more for transportation
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MWK11,099.82
|
$4.81
TRY169.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,464.11
|
$8.72
TRY307.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,845.33
TRY1,578,273.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$5.40
TRY190.16
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.37
MWK107,710.56
|
$11.50
TRY404.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$592.54
TRY20,853.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$67.61
MWK116,766.81
|
$399.36
TRY14,055.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.53
MWK92,446.71
|
$53.07
TRY1,867.85
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.00
MWK604,459.26
|
$502.10
TRY17,670.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.49
MWK4,057,624.58
|
$10,388.60
TRY365,613.37
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
MWK1,865.50
|
$3.49
TRY122.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
MWK5,542.10
|
$2.84
TRY100.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,739.99
|
$2.04
TRY71.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.05
MWK76,080.46
|
$40.91
TRY1,439.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,822.72
|
$5.82
TRY204.70
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Lilongwe
|
Ankara
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.66
TRY1,994.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.57
TRY1,603.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$104.18
TRY3,666.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$93.27
TRY3,282.59
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